[Book of Enoch] China RETURN TRIP

[aa_stark]

After playing around in yurts and burying a tiny body, the China group will trudge sadly back to NYC. They probably won't infect the entire city and turn Manhattan into a pile of shambling goo zombies.

Vance and Tony are gonna do some flybys of the blank areas after first cross-referencing them with SHIELD's database to eliminate known secret installations. (Not a total oxymoron.)

THIS IS FRUITFUL in that Tony comes back with a dead zone for them to investigate. Also he needs to poke at JARVIS.

Things to do:

• Tony wants to try hacking into Prometheus's servers, particularly that facility out west / northish.
• Also he needs to check on JARVIS after his misbehavior. What was going on with the power flickers / memory hiccups / etc. and is there anything to indicate lingering effects.
• JARVIS & his pet Tony's satellites are going to be keeping a closer eye on the dead zone in particular as well as the factory, any other areas of interest they have not had a chance to survey in person yet.
• Bruce is going to long-distance wrangle with the labs who have the sample to get:
  • Molecular, not just elemental, composition of sample. What were the mercury and silicon used for, what else is in there?
  • Does the DNA match any samples in databases?
  • If not, what about gender, ethnic origin, etc. etc.

AND SO WE GO HOME FOR NOW. FOR REAL THIS TIME.

news media. gatchina palace houses royalty once more.

[aa_loki]

The Gatchina Palace, located in the Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, has been re-purposed to house the Asgardian embassy and residence of off-world visitors.

The palace has been a historic site and attraction for Russia since 1918, suffering vandalism and looting by the Nazis in World War Two. It has since undergone restoration beginning in 1976, and continues restoration to this day, with one wing open for public visitation.

Its last tours to the public will commence until 25 January, when it will be then closed as a private residence. Prince Loki, diplomatic representative of Asgard, thanked the Russian administration and the general public for their generousity.

The first of what is sure to be many dinners and galas of diplomats and politicians hosted at the Gatchina Palace is rumoured to take place on 31 January.

Note: Thor, Lady Sif, Lady Amora, and the Warriors Three all receive formal invitations to the dinner. Sif gets a dress delivered also. It is nice. (Note-note: I don't particularly expect this to pan out or anything! But assume the invite. It's very fancy.)